Henri-Benjamin Presset
Henri-Benjamin Presset (born December 13, 1824 in Môtier, Haut-Vully , † April 24, 1859 in Friborg ) was a Swiss politician and State Councilor of the canton of Friborg .
Life
Presset was reformed and comes from a family that was formerly called Pérusset and was entitled to live in Môtier ( Haut-Vully ). His parents were Albert-Samuel Presset and a née Biolley. He marries Anna Hirschy. The couple had a son named Jean-Alfred-Louis, who died in 1871.
After being admitted to the bar on September 24, 1850, he was sworn in on October 26, 1850. From 1850 to 1854 and after his time in State Council from 1857 to 1859 he worked as a notary in Murten. On May 2, 1856 he was admitted to the bar and was sworn in 13 days later.
As a staunch radical, he was close to Julien Schaller . From 1851 to 1856 he was a member of the maritime district in the Grand Council. In the parliamentary elections in 1851 he was elected to the National Council , to which he was a member until 1853. On May 16, 1854 he was elected in the second ballot with 37 of 62 votes as the successor to the resigned Léon Pittet to the State Council. From 1854 to 1855 Director of Justice, in 1856 he took over the education department from Schaller and headed it until June 1857. In both departments he continued the work of his predecessors.
Again working as a notary in Murten and as a lawyer in Freiburg, he didn’t hold back with his radical convictions. He was arrested on April 15, 1858 for allegedly calling on the population in a public place to overthrow the new government. He was temporarily released on April 18 and was closely watched by the police. This determined about the disguise he wore in his subversive speeches.
Weakened by a long illness, he died in 1859 at the age of 35.
literature
- Georges Andrey , John Clerc, Jean-Pierre Dorand et Nicolas Gex: The Freiburg Council of State: 1848–2011. History, organization, members . Editions La Sarine, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-2-88355-153-4 .
Web link
- Hubert Foerster: Presset, Henri-Benjamin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Presset, Henri-Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and State Councilor for the Canton of Friborg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Môtier, Haut-Vully |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1859 |
| Place of death | Freiburg |